Allpore, Feb. 16.
Convicted of murder by injecting plague bacilli, two Hindus were. Sentenced to death here to-day after a protracted trial.
The scoused were committed or trial as long ago as May 10 last year, but the case was held up on two different occasions owing to the death first of the investigating oMfeer and Inter of the Crown Prosecutor, The two condemned prisoners are Benayendanath Pandey, a step-brother of the victim, a wealthy landowner, and Dr. Taranath Bhattacharya, Two native doctors were also ae: cused of the crime, but were found The prosecution said that an unsuccessful attempt was rst made kill the deceased by means of a germ, When this failed, plague bacilli were obtained from a hospital in Bombay by Dr, Bhattacharya, and the victim vias injected with them while walking home.
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